"Romancier"
took me my future about lithographs.
I
mainly make ceramics, and lithographs are a support.
So
I could think about my future lithograph work.
It
is very lucky in Kamakura, there is a lithograph studio
which Y Sensei
manages, who is helpful for me.
For
me, Idem Studio is a factory rather than a studio.
The
reasons are that their machines are different from the machines which
I use normally, and the scales are different, the number of
technicians are different.
(I
make my work just with Y Sensei.)
I
already knew these, because the Exhibition showed a film : 'Idem
Paris by David Lynch : ' ★ which
shows us Idem Studio and their technicians.
The
common things are that most people including me, come to Idem and
Kamakura studios, who create their (our) works by other methods, too.
In
the book, the appeals of lithography are described a few times and I
almost agree with the descriptions.
For
me, the most attractive point of it is the feelings of it being live
when I make it.
Print's
advantage is being able to make many, however, I can give variety to
my basic work while I am printing and thus make a work which is the
only one in the world.
The
book does not tell us about this.
Maybe
for them, it is a matter of course so that the author thinks the
point does not have to be explained.
I
like a part of the explanations about lithography in the book :
'P.167, L.17~P.16, L.14'.
I
can not show you all writings because they are long, they are just
the beginning and the end, below.
"Lithography
has been an important part of culture in this country for a long time
ans has developed carefully. ~ Lithography creates new
expressions with the oldest materials : paper and ink." ('this
country' means France in this case)
Japan
has Legal deposit, so all books should be given to the
National Diet Library, though in France, they should supply at least
one lithograph to the French National Diet Library.
The
book tells us like this, I was a little impressed.
In
France, lithographs are protected as their own culture.
Is
it 'Ukiyoe' print
culture if I speak about Japan?
Does
Japan protect 'Ukiyoe'
like France?
The
author explains in the book that for lithograph work, the buying is
more easy so people feel they could buy it, indeed.
I
think it is wonderful that a favorite art work with the warmth of the
artist can be close to us.